This Is Why The Omega Seamaster Should Be Your First Luxury Watch

Omega SA is a giant in the world of luxury watches with countless models that help define the very fabric of luxury. As an industry leader, Omega watches for women and men have earned their bragging rights with iconic timepieces and their respective iterations. Omega Seamaster is one such name that springs up when people talk about potential entry watches in the luxury goods market. The timepiece is a true technological marvel and perfectly represents the spirit of Omega watches that deserves to be your first luxury watch. Here is why:

A 42mm Beast

The watch boasts a beast of a design that stands at 42mm in diameter and 13.5mm in thickness. The timepiece displays a ceramic dial available in polished black or blue colour, and even in brushed chrome. The indices on the dial are inked with Superluminova, an illuminant used to make the dial legible even in the darkest of the ocean depths. The dial also exhibits a date display at 6 o’clock and has the iconic skeleton hands of Omega watches for men that have been mildly reshaped. The engraved 60-minute graduations on the dial in the earlier models of the Omega Seamaster are now filled with Ceragold. The result is an everlasting whiteness and a smooth surface.

Technologically Gifted 

The Omega Seamaster is as much of a masterpiece for the technologically inclined as it is a sight for sore eyes. The iconic helium escape valve in the watch is nothing short of a remarkable invention. The technology allows divers to take their watches in deep waters without getting them damaged. The valve is used to release helium gas from the watch in order to tackle the water pressure at depths up to 300 meters.

Marvellous Movement

The new generation of Omega Seamaster uses the Calibre 8800 movement which is basically an in-house manufactured self-winding movement developed by omega itself. The calibre makes use of Omega’s very own co-axial escapement. With a power reserve of about 55 hours and resistance to magnetic fields measuring up to 15,000 gauss, the timepiece is a certified master chronometer by METAS. METAS is the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology. Omega ended ties with the COSC and chose METAS to certify its watches based on accuracy and anti-magnetic properties.

A Fantastic Dress Watch (007 Approves)

The premise that the timepiece is an exceptional divers’ watch has already been established. But the interesting fact, as can be seen in the latest James Bond flicks, is that it also works perfectly as a classy dress watch. Omega Seamaster has graced the big silver screen several times now on the wrist of the beloved British secret agent.

As far as the fairer sex is concerned, Omega Seamaster has something in store for them as well. The brand offers a variety of Omega timepieces for women that feature a svelte 28mm design with an efficient Quartz movement. The timepieces boast a water resistance of up to 300 meters, consist of a date display, and don a screw in crown.

There are surely plenty of fishes in the sea but only a few stand out like the Omega Seamaster. Buying your first luxury watch can be a tricky task only if you allow it to be.